Hay Hay My My – Tuscan Alpine-Style Cow's Milk Cheese
Hay Hay My My – Tuscan Sheep's Milk Cheese
Milk: Sheep
Origin: Tuscany, Italy
Aging: 18 months in honey and hay
Hay Hay My My is a sheep's milk cheese from Tuscany, Italy, aged for 18 months in honey and hay grown on the farm. This careful maturation produces a nutty flavor with a delicate honeyed sweetness and subtle grassy overtones. The cheese is semi-firm with a herbed rind, offering a complex, aromatic taste that's perfect for cheese boards, pasta, or risotto.
Nutty, slightly sweet with grassy undertones. Herbed rind adds aromatic complexity. Semi-firm ivory-colored paste.
Pairs well with:
Crusty Italian bread, finocchiona salami, roasted almonds, pears, figs, truffle honey, Chianti, Vermentino, Sangiovese, amber ales.
Nutrition & Ingredients (per 30g)
Nutrition:
- Calories: 100
- Fat: 8 g (Saturated 5 g)
- Carbohydrates: 1 g (Sugars 0 g)
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Calcium: 150 mg
Ingredients: Sheep's milk, salt, rennet, honey, hay, herbs.